Food Stamps in Portland, Pennsylvania (Borough)

Income On and Off Food Stamps#1

Median income among households that do and do not receive food stamps.
Scope: households in Pennsylvania and Portland
Portland
Pennsylvania
$0k$20k$40k$60kCountAllOn Food StampsNot On Food Stamps$50,625.000000$54,895.000000$50,625.000000$50.6k199$19,583.000000$18,584.000000$19,583.000000$19.6k18$57,813.000000$61,723.000000$57,813.000000$57.8k181
Count number of households in category

Characteristics of Households Receiving Food Stamps#2

Households with given characteristics as a percentage of all households that receive food stamps.
Scope: households in Pennsylvania and Portland
Portland
Pennsylvania
0%20%40%60%%ChildrenSingle MomMarriedDisability1Over 601Poverty233.333333%46.751442%33.333333%33.3%13.953%14.0%0.000000%0.000000%0.0%27.423709%0.000%0%33.333333%13.438030%33.333333%33.3%20.690%20.7%77.777778%50.444809%77.777778%77.8%20.290%20.3%44.444444%31.598751%44.444444%44.4%9.756%9.76%55.555556%49.582511%55.555556%55.6%47.619%47.6%
% households on food stamps as a percentage of all households with the given characteristic
1at least one qualifying person 2income in last 12 months below poverty level

Characteristics of Households Not Receiving Food Stamps#3

Households with given characteristics as a percentage of all households that do not receive food stamps.
Scope: households in Pennsylvania and Portland
Portland
Pennsylvania
0%10%20%30%40%%ChildrenSingle MomMarriedDisability1Over 601Poverty220.441989%25.836228%20.441989%20.4%86.047%86.0%6.629834%4.394403%6.629834%6.6%100.000%100%12.707182%19.259725%12.707182%12.7%79.310%79.3%30.386740%23.066642%30.386740%30.4%79.710%79.7%40.883978%41.546186%40.883978%40.9%90.244%90.2%6.077348%7.254037%6.077348%6.1%52.381%52.4%
% households not on food stamps as a percentage of all households with the given characteristic
1at least one qualifying person 2income in last 12 months below poverty level

On Food Stamps by Race#4

Percentage of given ethno-racial group on food stamps.
Scope: households in Pennsylvania and Portland
Portland
Pennsylvania
0%10%20%30%Count%Black1All RacesWhite2Asian136.363636%33.028918%36.363636%36.4%4402.020202%402%9.045226%12.983035%9.045226%9.0%18100.000000%100%7.608696%9.237836%7.608696%7.6%1484.118357%84%0.000000%0.000000%0.0%10.630162%00.000000%0%
Count number of households on food stamps in given ethno-racial group
% percentage more or less than the population at large
1including Hispanic 2non-Hispanic white 3white Hispanic

Food Stamps by Place in the Allentown Area

There are 114 places in the Allentown Area. This section compares Portland to all of the places in the Allentown Area and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Portland.

Most Food Stamps by Place#5

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Portland, selected other places in the Allentown Area, and entities that contain Portland
0%10%20%30%40%Count#WeissportAllentownLansfordUpper StewartsvilleEastonBathPhillipsburgFreemansburgBethlehemBangorSlatingtonBeaver MeadowsBeaver MdwsNesquehoningCatasauquaEast SideFountain HillWest EastonNorthamptonEast BangorBelvidereMiddle AtlanticParryvilleNortheastUpper PohatcongCementonWilsonUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesPennsylvaniaCoopersburgIndian Mountain LakeIndian Mtn LkHellertownLehightonChapmanAllentown, Bethlehem, and Easton Metro AreaAllentownPalmertonFullertonNorthampton CountyNorthamptonNorth CatasauquaN CatasauquaNazarethPortlandEmmausBangor Area School DistrictBangor018300Tract 018300Delaware ParkStockertownBelfastHokendauquaCetroniaSlatedaleAlbrightsvilleDelawarePort MurrayJohnsonburgButtzvilleHainesburg43.225806%43.225806%43.2%67129.085692%29.085692%29.1%12,06312.1k224.669868%24.669868%24.7%411324.193548%24.193548%24.2%15422.473701%22.473701%22.5%2,115520.679321%20.679321%20.7%207620.209755%20.209755%20.2%1,214719.497487%19.497487%19.5%194818.654445%18.654445%18.7%5,393918.612157%18.612157%18.6%3461017.497231%17.497231%17.5%3161117.210682%17.210682%17.2%581216.678806%16.678806%16.7%2291316.654079%16.654079%16.7%4411415.873016%15.873016%15.9%201515.604938%15.604938%15.6%3161614.842301%14.842301%14.8%801714.653903%14.653903%14.7%5971813.829787%13.829787%13.8%521913.756098%13.756098%13.8%1412013.364894%13.364894%13.4%2,061,2852.06M13.265306%13.265306%13.3%262113.194686%13.194686%13.2%2,780,9862.78M13.162706%13.162706%13.2%722213.162393%13.162393%13.2%772313.082382%13.082382%13.1%4242413.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M12.983035%12.983035%13.0%644,209644k12.351029%12.351029%12.4%1142512.263490%12.263490%12.3%1752611.702128%11.702128%11.7%2642711.297641%11.297641%11.3%2492811.250000%11.250000%11.3%92911.194837%11.194837%11.2%35,31435.3k10.720974%10.720974%10.7%2293010.683488%10.683488%10.7%6693110.446822%10.446822%10.4%11,78611.8k10.357470%10.357470%10.4%113339.378758%9.378758%9.4%234419.045226%9.045226%9.0%18438.213512%8.213512%8.2%417498.110348%8.110348%8.1%6856.592179%6.592179%6.6%1185.925926%5.925926%5.9%16574.909561%4.909561%4.9%19654.016913%4.016913%4.0%19733.037383%3.037383%3.0%39811.060071%1.060071%1.1%9890.000000%0.000000%0.0%0970.000000%0.000000%0.0%01050.000000%0.000000%0.0%01090.000000%0.000000%0.0%01100.000000%0.000000%0.0%01110.000000%0.000000%0.0%01120.000000%0.000000%0.0%0113
Count number of households on food stamps
# rank of place out of 113 by percentage on food stamps

Food Stamps by Place in Pennsylvania

There are 1,761 places in Pennsylvania. This section compares Portland to the 50 most populous places in Pennsylvania and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Portland. The least populous of the compared places has a population of 14,002.

Most Food Stamps by Place#6

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Portland, selected other places in Pennsylvania, and entities that contain Portland
0%10%20%30%40%Count#ReadingChesterJohnstownYorkMcKeesportNew CastleHarrisburgLebanonLancasterWilkes-BarreAllentownErieHazletonWilliamsportNorristownAltoonaPhiladelphiaScrantonEastonWilkinsburgChambersburgPottstownGreensburgBethlehemPittsburghCarlisleMiddle AtlanticNortheastHanoverUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesPennsylvaniaWest MifflinAllentown, Bethlehem, and Easton Metro AreaAllentownIndianaFullertonBloomsburgNorthampton CountyNorthamptonBaldwinHermitagePortlandDrexel HillBangor Area School DistrictBangorPhoenixvilleLansdaleLevittownWillow GroveMonroeville018300Tract 018300West ChesterPlumHersheyState CollegeBethel ParkKing of PrussiaAllison ParkMurrysvilleHorshamUpper St. ClairFranklin Park44.333023%44.333023%44.3%12,86512.9k140.482343%40.482343%40.5%4,700238.825125%38.825125%38.8%3,721335.934809%35.934809%35.9%5,843435.332804%35.332804%35.3%3,116535.108605%35.108605%35.1%3,362634.192483%34.192483%34.2%6,832731.785568%31.785568%31.8%3,101830.655699%30.655699%30.7%6,522930.627692%30.627692%30.6%4,6941029.085692%29.085692%29.1%12,06312.1k1127.864170%27.864170%27.9%11,41411.4k1227.839717%27.839717%27.8%2,5221326.477167%26.477167%26.5%2,8411426.394203%26.394203%26.4%3,2421525.573382%25.573382%25.6%4,7501625.315915%25.315915%25.3%147,489147k1722.888490%22.888490%22.9%6,6341822.473701%22.473701%22.5%2,1151922.471080%22.471080%22.5%1,8262021.386163%21.386163%21.4%1,7652121.240743%21.240743%21.2%1,9792220.895071%20.895071%20.9%1,3822318.654445%18.654445%18.7%5,3932417.343865%17.343865%17.3%23,03323.0k2515.820286%15.820286%15.8%1,1622613.364894%13.364894%13.4%2,061,2852.06M13.194686%13.194686%13.2%2,780,9862.78M13.189270%13.189270%13.2%8852713.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M12.983035%12.983035%13.0%644,209644k12.648040%12.648040%12.6%1,1002811.194837%11.194837%11.2%35,31435.3k10.743802%10.743802%10.7%4682910.683488%10.683488%10.7%6693010.521903%10.521903%10.5%5023110.446822%10.446822%10.4%11,78611.8k10.216203%10.216203%10.2%860329.256560%9.256560%9.3%635339.045226%9.045226%9.0%188.937330%8.937330%8.9%984348.110348%8.110348%8.1%6858.046749%8.046749%8.0%599357.922945%7.922945%7.9%510367.480337%7.480337%7.5%1,341377.460450%7.460450%7.5%448386.693760%6.693760%6.7%840396.592179%6.592179%6.6%1186.402985%6.402985%6.4%429405.362805%5.362805%5.4%592415.012713%5.012713%5.0%276424.764657%4.764657%4.8%577434.451902%4.451902%4.5%597443.090716%3.090716%3.1%262453.049410%3.049410%3.0%266462.513621%2.513621%2.5%203472.454308%2.454308%2.5%141481.318401%1.318401%1.3%93491.308226%1.308226%1.3%6650
Count number of households on food stamps
# rank of place out of 50 by percentage on food stamps

Food Stamps by Place in the Northeast

There are 4,274 places in the Northeast. This section compares Portland to the 50 most populous places in the Northeast and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Portland. The least populous of the compared places has a population of 71,389.

Most Food Stamps by Place#7

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Portland, selected other places in the Northeast, and entities that contain Portland
0%10%20%30%40%Count#ReadingLawrenceCamdenHartfordPatersonSpringfieldRochesterBuffaloProvidenceNew BritainSyracuseWaterburyLynnNewarkAllentownFall RiverBrocktonBridgeportErieTrentonNew HavenNew BedfordPawtucketPhiladelphiaLowellScrantonWorcesterAlbanyNew YorkElizabethBostonBethlehemPittsburghYonkersJersey CityManchesterMiddle AtlanticNortheastUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesPennsylvaniaCheektowagaWarwickDanburyAllentown, Bethlehem, and Easton Metro AreaAllentownQuincyNorthampton CountyNorthamptonCranstonCliftonNashuaSomervilleNew RochellePortlandStamfordCambridgeBangor Area School DistrictBangorNorwalkToms River018300Tract 018300Newton44.333023%44.333023%44.3%12,86512.9k143.670174%43.670174%43.7%11,24911.2k243.170259%43.170259%43.2%10,69510.7k341.537790%41.537790%41.5%19,04319.0k439.804428%39.804428%39.8%17,42217.4k537.003988%37.003988%37.0%20,69320.7k634.826485%34.826485%34.8%29,88629.9k734.412955%34.412955%34.4%37,74037.7k832.144141%32.144141%32.1%19,67819.7k931.225549%31.225549%31.2%8,7801030.808773%30.808773%30.8%17,08117.1k1130.441676%30.441676%30.4%12,09612.1k1229.691086%29.691086%29.7%9,5731329.258268%29.258268%29.3%27,54927.5k1429.085692%29.085692%29.1%12,06312.1k1528.861492%28.861492%28.9%11,07311.1k1628.501766%28.501766%28.5%9,1181728.212562%28.212562%28.2%14,20714.2k1827.864170%27.864170%27.9%11,41411.4k1927.097172%27.097172%27.1%7,4652026.525268%26.525268%26.5%13,26913.3k2126.343812%26.343812%26.3%10,34110.3k2225.954060%25.954060%26.0%7,1412325.315915%25.315915%25.3%147,489147k2423.167678%23.167678%23.2%8,9742522.888490%22.888490%22.9%6,6342622.095544%22.095544%22.1%15,29115.3k2721.582487%21.582487%21.6%8,8242820.381006%20.381006%20.4%637,568638k2919.514573%19.514573%19.5%7,8073019.103130%19.103130%19.1%49,53949.5k3118.654445%18.654445%18.7%5,3933217.343865%17.343865%17.3%23,03323.0k3316.679687%16.679687%16.7%12,17012.2k3416.195840%16.195840%16.2%16,13316.1k3514.949843%14.949843%14.9%6,7663613.364894%13.364894%13.4%2,061,2852.06M13.194686%13.194686%13.2%2,780,9862.78M13.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M12.983035%12.983035%13.0%644,209644k12.970071%12.970071%13.0%4,3253711.472754%11.472754%11.5%4,0363811.398083%11.398083%11.4%3,3543911.194837%11.194837%11.2%35,31435.3k10.627025%10.627025%10.6%4,2324010.446822%10.446822%10.4%11,78611.8k10.439867%10.439867%10.4%3,1784110.239060%10.239060%10.2%2,981429.748058%9.748058%9.7%3,401439.677620%9.677620%9.7%3,119449.304714%9.304714%9.3%2,627459.045226%9.045226%9.0%188.981722%8.981722%9.0%4,285468.428167%8.428167%8.4%3,666478.110348%8.110348%8.1%6857.835101%7.835101%7.8%2,600487.073936%7.073936%7.1%2,346496.592179%6.592179%6.6%1184.239757%4.239757%4.2%1,31050
Count number of households on food stamps
# rank of place out of 50 by percentage on food stamps

Food Stamps by Place in the United States

There are 29,322 places in the United States. This section compares Portland to the 50 most populous places in the United States and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Portland. The least populous of the compared places has a population of 383,899.

Most Food Stamps by Place#8

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Portland, selected other places in the United States, and entities that contain Portland
0%10%20%30%40%Count#DetroitClevelandMiamiMilwaukeeBaltimorePhiladelphiaMemphisFresnoEl PasoNew YorkChicagoTucsonPortlandBostonColumbusIndianapolisAtlantaPhoenixJacksonvilleDallasSan AntonioTulsaMinneapolisLouisvilleFort WorthAlbuquerqueHoustonWashingtonKansas CityNashville-DavidsonOklahoma CityLas VegasSacramentoMiddle AtlanticArlingtonNortheastUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesPennsylvaniaWichitaCharlotteOmahaLong BeachOaklandAllentown, Bethlehem, and Easton Metro AreaAllentownMesaColorado SpringsColorado SpgsNorthampton CountyNorthamptonDenverLos AngelesSeattleRaleighAustinPortlandBangor Area School DistrictBangorSan JoseVirginia BeachVirginia Bch018300Tract 018300San DiegoSan Francisco42.327373%42.327373%42.3%108,775109k135.848492%35.848492%35.8%59,89159.9k232.200736%32.200736%32.2%52,03852.0k330.439719%30.439719%30.4%70,25070.3k425.907118%25.907118%25.9%62,80362.8k525.315915%25.315915%25.3%147,489147k624.779032%24.779032%24.8%62,34962.3k723.459108%23.459108%23.5%38,49138.5k821.836606%21.836606%21.8%48,37948.4k920.381006%20.381006%20.4%637,568638k1019.820560%19.820560%19.8%206,645207k1119.541946%19.541946%19.5%40,58140.6k1219.219520%19.219520%19.2%49,28549.3k1319.103130%19.103130%19.1%49,53949.5k1417.388647%17.388647%17.4%59,16859.2k1517.376020%17.376020%17.4%57,63457.6k1617.272886%17.272886%17.3%32,70532.7k1716.536703%16.536703%16.5%89,11189.1k1816.488666%16.488666%16.5%53,09453.1k1916.142911%16.142911%16.1%78,75478.8k2016.101953%16.101953%16.1%79,16379.2k2116.080399%16.080399%16.1%26,53726.5k2215.944948%15.944948%15.9%27,07527.1k2315.898351%15.898351%15.9%39,29539.3k2415.408373%15.408373%15.4%43,05543.1k2515.230887%15.230887%15.2%33,70933.7k2615.083509%15.083509%15.1%125,369125k2714.960260%14.960260%15.0%41,37241.4k2814.878116%14.878116%14.9%29,22329.2k2914.826522%14.826522%14.8%38,46438.5k3014.606174%14.606174%14.6%34,39934.4k3114.583438%14.583438%14.6%31,96532.0k3213.904317%13.904317%13.9%25,00925.0k3313.364894%13.364894%13.4%2,061,2852.06M13.305549%13.305549%13.3%17,94217.9k3413.194686%13.194686%13.2%2,780,9862.78M13.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M12.983035%12.983035%13.0%644,209644k12.955792%12.955792%13.0%19,60619.6k3512.867008%12.867008%12.9%39,89339.9k3612.344705%12.344705%12.3%21,58221.6k3711.829013%11.829013%11.8%19,39019.4k3811.614665%11.614665%11.6%18,46018.5k3911.194837%11.194837%11.2%35,31435.3k11.059321%11.059321%11.1%19,10019.1k4011.033109%11.033109%11.0%19,61419.6k4110.446822%10.446822%10.4%11,78611.8k10.333295%10.333295%10.3%29,04429.0k429.844866%9.844866%9.8%133,527134k439.579263%9.579263%9.6%29,13629.1k449.299252%9.299252%9.3%16,18216.2k459.253601%9.253601%9.3%33,16533.2k469.045226%9.045226%9.0%188.110348%8.110348%8.1%6857.031769%7.031769%7.0%22,31322.3k476.899331%6.899331%6.9%11,55711.6k486.592179%6.592179%6.6%1186.386941%6.386941%6.4%31,31031.3k495.164561%5.164561%5.2%18,42718.4k50
Count number of households on food stamps
# rank of place out of 50 by percentage on food stamps

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  • Food Stamps: formally called the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, a program to provide monetary assistance to low income households for the purpose of purchasing food

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State:
Pennsylvania
County:
Northampton
Metro Area:
Allentown Area
ZIP Codes:
18343, 18351
Unified School District:
Bangor
Congressional District:
PA-17
State Senate District:
PA-40
State House District:
PA-137
Neighboring Townships:
Upper Mount Bethel
Neighboring Unincorporated Places:
Columbia
Nearby Boroughs:
Bangor, Delaware Water Gap, East Bangor, East Stroudsburg, Stroudsburg
Nearby Towns:
Belvidere
Nearby Unincorporated Places:
Bridgeville, Delaware, Hainesburg, Mount Hermon